OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Uganda

DATE OF FORMATION: 1962

POPULATION: 26.7 million

DENSITY: 347 people per square mile

LANGUAGES: Luganda, Nkole, Chiga, Lango, Acholi, Teso, Lugbara, English

RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 33%, Traditional beliefs 13%, Muslim (mainly Sunni) 8%, Other 8%

ETHNIC MIX: Bantu tribes 50%, Other 45%, Sudanese 5%

GOVERNMENT: Nonparty elections

CURRENCY: New Uganda shilling